I will bless You, My Lord, at all times … Your praise will continually be on my lips. I will boast of You alone because You have delivered me from countless problems and much turmoil in my life. When I became afflicted, You were there to rescued me. When I was lost, You came looking for me. When I cried out, You heard me and came to my aid. It is for all of these things, and many more, that I lift up Your name in praise.
When I have questions, my experience tells me I can come to You, inquire about the thing I need to know and have confidence that you have an answer. When I seek You, You are not hard to find. When I am afraid, You comfort and soothe my emotions. I strain to see You in my daily life and can get only brief glimpses when I see You in the kind actions of others or when something truly good occurs in my life. I see You come alive as I read and meditate on Your Word. I see You in the faces of others … as they respond to something I’ve done for them that is kind and loving … saying well done my good and faithful servant. You are my life preserver in the raging storms of life. You send Your angels to encamp around me so that I will be safe. You place a hedge of protection around me so that evil cannot prevail against me. As I take refuge in You, I know I have found a place of safety and blessing.
Teach me, O Lord, how to love and respect You more. Help me taste and see the goodness that You bring into my life. Instruct me on how to discern Your voice and willingly obey it. I believe that as I submit to You … You will help me gain control over my tongue and speak the truth in love. When I repeat your words, they will carry in them the power of hope and change. I will strive, with all of my strength, to allow Your Word to become a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my pathway.
Because of Your faithfulness, I am filled with rejoicing and gladness. Songs of joy come from my inner most being because You have ransomed my life with the price of Your very own. I will not be ashamed to proclaim Your truth because in them are life and a calling. I will sing a new song about the things You have done to change my life from darkness into light. As I am filled with your joy, I become stronger in every aspect of my life. Thanks be to You for always standing with me … for in doing so, You have delivered me from all my cares. And it’s in Jesus’ name I pray. AMEN!!
Psalm 52:9 I will praise You forever for what You have done; in Your name will I hope, for You are good. I will praise You in the presence of Your saints.